State Dept. confirms to Post it released $3.5 billion to Israel on Thursday to spend on US weaponry
The funding that Israel receives is so that it can procure systems that are being built now, but won't see them delivered until several years later.
According to the US Embassy, there are approximately 600,000 American citizens residing permanently or temporarily in Israel, and of these, an estimated 500,000 may be eligible to vote in the US Presidential election. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)Updated: 
